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🌗 The number one flower for shady spots! Every tropical gardener wants Brunfelsias: the magical, fragrant shrubs of Day and Night.

• 💠 Brunfelsias are truly enchanting tropical flowers. There are two groups - purple-flowered and cream/white-flowered.
• 💠 All Brunfelsias are wonderfully fragrant.
• 💠 Perfect flowering shrub for shaded areas; ideal for growing in containers.
• 💠 Compact and graceful growers.
• 💠 Purple-flowered are known as Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow for their magical color transformation from purple to lavender to white over three days. Examples: B. grandiflora, B. paucifolia, B. australis.
• 💠 White-flowered: intensely fragrant at night, earning the name Lady of the Night.

Examples: B. americana, B. nitida, B. plicata, B. manaca.
• 💠 Hybrids: A standout hybrid is Brunfelsia isola, that we mentioned earlier. It is blending the best of both purple and white varieties, inheriting purple color from the purple parent and night fragrance from the white one.

📚 Learn more about purple Brunfelsias:
Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow, Brunfelsia from Brazil

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☕️ What flower smells like warm chocolate?

• 💙 Portlandia grandiflora - Glorious Flower of Cuba is an extremely rare plant.
• 💙 Luscious perfume of bell-like flowers reminiscent of warm, creamy chocolate.
• 💙 Small compact tree, perfect for containers or small gardens.
• 💙 One of very few tropical plants that tolerate alkaline soils❗️

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What is the most celebreated fragrant flower?

• 🌸 Plumeria, or Frangipani, is the symbol flower of Hawaii that radiates beauty and grace in many amazing colors.
• 🌸 Plumeria sweet and fruity fragrance is enchanting and soothing, captivating the senses... It is one of the most favorite essences in perfumery.
• 🌸 Often woven into Hawaiian leis, plumeria blossoms embody the spirit of Aloha as a warm welcome and heartfelt hospitality.
• 🌸 Plumeria tree is very easy to grow and can happily flower in container. See important growing tips in our next post 👇

🛒 Choose from fantastic colors of Plumeria

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🌸 5 simple rules how to grow a fragrant Plumeria tree and make it bloom for you, just like on the pictures.

1. Soil must be well-drained: use potting mix with good amount of perlite, bark, and coconut fiber. We recommend Sunshine Abundance professional soil mix for best results.
2. Container must be the size of the root ball and not much bigger, to avoid water-logging. Plumeria likes dry conditions. Water only when the soil gets slightly dry.
3. Full sun is a must. If grown indoors, keep the plant in the brightest spot and take it outside for the sun bathing when possible.
4. Dormancy in winter: this little tree drops leaves during winter. When it happens, reduce water to the minimum and let your Plumeria rest until it starts sprouting new leaves.
5. Fertilize for the most profuse flowering with a plant food that is high in Phosphorus. Plumeria is a heavy feeder. We recommend Sunsine Megaflor Bloom Booster liquid fertilizer - it can be used with every watering and year around.

Enjoy the fragrant blooms!

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🏆 How not to kill a gardenia? Gardenias always struggling? Meet the only EASY gardenia.

Kailarsenia vietnamensis, or Vietnamese Gardenia, boasts large, fragrant flowers that are so easy to grow.

• 💠 Resilient and cold-hardy, it tolerates overwatering and poor soils with ease, unlike most gardenias that are very sensitive to water and soil conditions.
• 💠 Not sensitive to root nematodes, unlike other gardenias (so the plant doesn't have to be grafted).
• 💠 Its stunning flowers, resembling beautiful artworks, fill the air with a lovely scent.
• 💠 Whether in containers or in the ground, this bushy beauty thrives indoors or outdoors, adding versatility and charm to any space.

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💮 Can Frangipani be a vine? How to bring fragrance into your garden.

Chonemorpha fragrans, or Frangipani vine, is a large woody tropical liana with clusters of large, perfume-fragrant flowers and lush green foliage. It is close related to perfumed Plumeria - Frangipani.

• 🌸 Chonemorpha's intoxicating scent fills the air, creating a sensory delight for all nearby.
• 🌸 Leaves reaching up to 12 (!) inches add to its allure.
• 🌸 Being a large woody vine, Frangipani vine requires sturdy support, making it a majestic addition to any garden or indoor space.
• 🌸 Takes both sun or shade. Full sun is essential for profuse blooming.

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🏵 What is the flower of the most expensive perfume? Champaka - Joy Perfume Tree. It is the fragrance the most expensive perfume Joy is made of, and our signature flower!

The flowers from this tree - Magnolia (Michelia) champaca - are used to make the world's most expensive perfume 'Joy' and smell like fruity bubble gum 🎀... you can't stop sticking your nose in this flower!

👼 Sacred tree of India and SE Asia
flowers exude a divine fragrance that is exceedingly pleasing to the Gods... and women

🌳 Perfect small landscape tree of a columnar shape. Ideal for containers.

🌡 Relatively cold hardy

💎 Rare collectible, a gem of any plant collection!

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🍌 How can Banana be a flower? Meet the Banana Magnolia, a Fragrant Marvel.

• Magnolia figo, or Banana Magnolia, boasts creamy yellow, banana-shaped flowers with a sweet, fruity aroma with a hint of banana.
• Glossy, deep green foliage enhances its visual charm.
• Compact and evergreen, reaching only 7-10 feet, this small tree or shrub adds sophistication to any landscape.
• Cold tolerant and heat tolerant. Takes sun and shade.
• Great choice for both gardens and containers.

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